finance

$4.6 billion in sketchy COVID loans
Opinion, Сolumns
May 06, 2025
The Small Business Administration has still not tried to recoup $4.6 billion of loans issued during the Covid-19 pandemic that were flagged as potenti...
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529 Day Promotion awards total more than $33,000
Local News, News, PA State News
Apr 30, 2025
HARRISBURG — Treasurer Stacy Garrity encourages families to save for education with this year’s 529 Day promotion. Families who save with the PA 529 C...
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Northwest announces first quarter net income
Business, Local News, News
Apr 29, 2025
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Northwest Bancshares Inc., (the “Company”), (Nasdaq: NWBI) announced net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 of $43 million, ...
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PHARE funding increase passes House
Local News, News, PA State News
CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
Apr 28, 2025
HARRISBURG — As it stands, the PA Housing and Rehabilitation Enhancement Fund, or PHARE, is capped at $100 million of the state’s ballooning budget. B...
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DOGE alone isn’t enough
Opinion, Сolumns
Apr 24, 2025
Elon Musk is reportedly planning to spend less time tending to the budget-cutting DOGE project and more time on his businesses, according to Politico,...
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Other Voices: Trump’s economic chaos
Opinion, Сolumns
Apr 22, 2025
In a recent edition of The Bradford Era, Congressman Glenn Thompson stated that President Donald Trump's first months have been "very effective." Is e...
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End of the world as we know it, but was it all good?
Opinion, Сolumns
BRANDON McGINLEY Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
Apr 21, 2025
PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Earlier this month, sharp declines in the stock market wiped out $5 trillion in value. Which raises the question: If $5 trillion ca...
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Pandemic overpayments ignored
Opinion, Сolumns
Apr 18, 2025
Ten state-level agencies accidentally overpaid $10.4 billion — and possibly much more — to people filing for unemployment during the COVID pandemic. M...
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A doomsday clock is ticking
Opinion, Сolumns
Apr 17, 2025
If the federal government wants to keep Medicare and Social Security intact for the next 75 years, it will need an extra $78.2 trillion in cash that i...
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Extending Trump tax cuts critical for Main Street
Opinion, Сolumns
PRESTON BRASHERS 
Apr 17, 2025
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Congress has a decision to make. Hang American small business owners out to dry, or lock in a tax system that allows America’s entr...
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IRS warns taxpayers about ‘myths’ they should be aware of
Local News, Nation & World, News, ...
Apr 10, 2025
HARRISBURG (TNS)—People have just a few days now to file their taxes. And as the season nearly draws to a close with the deadline approaching, the Int...
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OLEAN: Retirement planning course at JCC
Local News, News
Apr 09, 2025
OLEAN, N.Y. – Retirees seeking guidance on managing their finances, planning for healthcare costs and ensuring a financially secure future are invited...
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Other Voices: Tariff déjà vu
Opinion, Сolumns
Apr 01, 2025
Tariffs played a significant role in worsening the Great Depression, though they were not the sole cause. One of the most infamous tariff policies of ...
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